The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-30
MORE TRAIN ROBBERS.

1oebed RobberH Again Raid . Train Near
Fort WORTH Tex Probably the Old
Gang.
FoRT WORTH, Tex, Sept. 2L-The hur-
ried departure of mounted officers from the
Jail ami city hall for the depot last night at
$3.50 caused a sensation up town, which was
greatly increased when a little later the
Texas 4 Pacific coast bound train, the Cal
ifornia d St Louis express, pulled in. and
1t was learned that another train robbery
had taken place, and soon the platform at
the union depot was a mass of people all
surging toward the express car, the door
of which was found full Of Winchester bul-
let holes. Engineer Baker. Fireman Wylie.
Conductor Garrett and Express Messenger
1oioney were centers of attraction as they
told the story of The last robbery.
Engineer Baker says he had just pulled
out from Ben Brook station, ten miles west
of Fort Worth. when a tail, smooi hiy
shaver. poorly dressed. sandy haired man
Jumped into his cab on one side and ne
dunn sized man with "A face partly covered
by something red on the ether Both had
Winchesters.
The tall one said: s'Stcp where you
stopped before" which convinced Baker
that the man was the leader of the gang
which had robbed the train June 3.
Baker sail to this man, "How much did
you fellows get in your last haul" and the
thief answered, ave are not the same
gang
show did you know NE then, and how
did you know where TO stopr'
20, We found that out"
Tue locomotive and tender with the mail
and express cars were nov. over the trcste
and the smoking car standing over Mary's
creek separated the two day coaches and
the slcepiGg car from them. No one could
get out OF tue smoker or cross the creek
from the coaches 20 the rear. Here Baker
was ordered TO stop and he and the fire
man hustled out of the cab.
1--WE don't want to hurt you folks at all.
Only obey orders and you are safe.' was
the tall mans instructions. Passing to the
express car the same fellow said, ''Messen-
ger, open your door Or We'll open it for
you" There being 10 response a coal PICK
from the locomotive was brought and blow
after blow rang out as the heaviest robber
began to break it in. He stopped and the
chief gave orders TO fire through the door
when three of the men pulled their Win
chesters until ten or twelve shots went in.
several of them coming very near Moloney.
who, cool and self-possessed, was hiding
money packages as fast as he could.
The coal pick began its work again and
at last the doer was thrown open. One of
the robbers with handkerchief tied
around the lower part of his face jumped
in and throwing down his gun said: ''You
give us a of sight OF trouble. Open
that safe quick" The safe was opened,
and what Maloney had thought lest to
leave was taken. The robber Jumped out.
and while one of those outside covered the
messenger the others went to the mail
coach and soon compelled Griffin and Stew
art, the postal clerks, to give up the regis.
tered packages.
Then ordering Baker and Wylie back
into the cab tie men .old Baker to pail out,
and hastily departed. Their Doodle was
showed into an old gunny sack and thrown
over the shoulder OF the leader. The coaches
were not entered. A deputy sheriff from
Hood County was on the tram and one other
man was armed, but it was too dark to do
any shooting. All the registered packages
for Fort Worth are gone, and it is said that
forty odd packages were stolen. The loss
is said to be s23,0o0 by some, while others
place it at from 81, 30 10 $4,000.